Seven Heaven as BMW celebrates milestone in the U.S.A

BMW Manufacturing has celebrated a historic milestone, with the end of April seeing the seven millionth car rolling off its assembly line at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

To commemorate this special event, associates assembled a BMW Alpina XB7, painted in Alpina Green Metallic and powered by a 4.4-litre V8 engine delivering an impressive 640bhp. Due to its significance, this vehicle will remain at the factory and become part of the BMW historic collection.

Associates at the South Carolina plant assembled nearly 400,000 BMWs in 2024 with nearly 225,000 of these vehicles exported to 120 countries around the world

Special "white glove" modifications by Plant Spartanburg's Alpina team were made to the Alpina XB7, which included a specially designed Alpina front apron, rear diffuser, and rear spoiler; floormats with the Alpina emblem; and the installation of an Alpina commemorative badge.

Other special features include 23-inch Alpina Classic CS16 wheels, Tartufo Full Merino Leather upholstery, Alpina Walnut Nature Black trim, Panoramic Sky Lounge LED Roof, and second-row captain's chairs. The leather steering wheel has blue and green stitching with an Alpina badge in the centre.

BMW Group will be investing more than $1.7 billion in its U.S.A operations, including $1 billion to prepare Plant Spartanburg for the assembly of electric vehicles and $700 million for Plant Woodruff, a new high-voltage battery assembly plant. By 2030, Plant Spartanburg will assemble at least six fully electric vehicles along with internal combustion engine and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the same site.